That was me, and not on a trail. In my actual life. Summit prep, kids, dinner, a business I run with AI, and a little voice telling me the answer was to try harder. Spoiler: trying harder is just carrying more. 🙃 So I did what any good hiker does before a big climb. I dumped the whole pack out on the floor and looked at every single thing in it. Hikers call it a shakedown. You keep what helps you move, and you set down what’s just along for the ride. Then I turned it into a free tool, because I’m an Enneagram 7 and I can’t leave a good idea alone. 😆 The Friction Audit takes about five minutes. You read short statements, choose how true each one feels, and it shows you which compartment is hardest to carry right now: your Body (the carrier), your Tools (the gear) or your People (the support). It isn’t a grade, and there’s no “you should be further along by now.” Just a clear picture and one first step. Then you get a free Trail Guide you open in your own Claude or ChatGPT. It asks about your real week, helps you choose one thing that would feel lighter, and checks in with you after. It is not allowed to lecture you. I made sure. 😉 I’m walking through the whole shakedown live in my session The Friction Audit – The Backpack Shakedown at The Human Advantage Summit, Wednesday, November 4 at 11am ET, inside @Jessica Cosci community The AI MAP Room. @Amanda Surratt , @Emily Dawn and @Tosca Fasso will be contributing oo! 📌 The summit runs November 2 to 4, and registration is FREE 👉 Reserve your spot here So tell me: what’s one thing in your pack right now that you never actually meant to carry? 👇

What are your goals and intentions for this week? Where can we cheer you on? Drop yours, and comment on another one to encourage each other for the week ahead.

I talk a lot about capacity these days because I think it's really hard to maintain in midlife. And we have SO MANY demands pulling at us in this season. And we're in different seasons from one another too - kids or grandkids, empty nest or very needy dogs, aging parents, demanding jobs. And trying to find time for friends and a maybe a hobby or two. How are you feeling about your capacity right now?

🎉Shoutout to @Tosca Fasso . She's helping me map out some tighter communications for my Skool community and the other fun projects I find myself in. Along with @Christopher Ward . 💖If you're growing in your tech knowledge, and trying to learn how to build more automations, how to create with AI without overwhelm, and how to build your online business more strategically, their community is an excellent place to be. Join women entrepreneurs saving time and money by delegating to AI, building AI agents, connecting systems & replacing expensive subscriptions.🚀 https://www.skool.com/tech-mastery-for-entrepreneurs/about?ref=1e6e0dec42e941e5bcfe96af7ae43698 She's conributing her resource: From To-Do List to Business Partner during the next big event in my other friend's community @Jessica Cosci . Her next event is this one. https://human-advantage-speaker-cards.lifecraftser-3427.chatgpt.site/?ref=1e6e0dec42e941e5bcfe96af7ae43698 I just might be bringing something cool to the table during this event too. See if you can spot me on the speaker card above.